The MOON...

What is it called when all of the Moon's surface that faces Earth is lit up?

• full moon

• new moon

• waxing gibbous

• waning gibbous

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What phase is when the moon is between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen?

• full moon

• new moon

• waxing crescent

• waning crescent

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What is it called when the amount of the moon's lighted surface seen on Earth increases? (aka illumination increases)

• waxing

• waning

• gibbous

• eclipse

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What is it called when the amount of the moon's lighted surface that can be seen from earth gets smaller (illumination descreases)?

• waxing

• waning

• gibbous

• eclipse

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What is it called when the moon temporarily blocks the sunlight reaching Earth?

• solar eclipse

• lunar eclipse

• earthshine

• terminator

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What is it called when Earth's shadow falls on the moon?

• solar eclipse

• lunar eclipse

• earthshine

• terminator

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What are the dark-colored, relatively flat areas on the Moon, (aka lava flooded plain)?

• crater

• maria

• mountain

• rill

What are hollow areas that have circular walls on the moon?

• maria

• crater

• mountains

• rills

___________ is the lighter out portion of the moon's shadow and the __________ is the darker inner shadow that the moon casts during a solar eclipse.

• umbra, penumbra

• penumbra, umbra

• maria, crater

• waxing, waning

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Why does the moon shine?

• the moon reflects sunlight

• the moon absorbs sunlight

• the moon shines its own light

• nuclear fusion

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